Navigating bond markets in a volatile post-election market
Rates decision-making just got more difficult, we play for lower yields and steeper curves
Rates decision-making just got more difficult, we play for lower yields and steeper curves
Certain geopolitical events have positively affected clients’ bottom line
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 28 January
Democrats and Republicans face off on 6 November
US president’s tiffs with world leaders knock Cornelian CIO’s confidence
US partisan politics is affecting equity allocations in retail portfolios
Sentiment towards US equities has turned from negative to neutral among European fund selectors for the first time since Donald Trump won the presidential election in November 2016, according to Last Word Research.
Absolute return managers weigh in on how they are positioned for the potentially volatile fallout of a US trade war as Donald Trump announces tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods.
St James’s Place (SJP), Neptune and Aviva Investors are among asset managers with $657.7m in three companies connected with US detention camps holding immigrants and their children.
Blackrock has blamed index tracking products for its large stake in a contractor involved in child detention centres in the US, while Vanguard, along with several active investors, has been silent on its exposure to the political controversy.
Brexit, the US missile attack on Syria and new tensions with Iran, North Korea and Russia have all helped to bring gold into play in recent weeks.
The market’s adjustment to life under President-elect Donald Trump has been worryingly quick say Matt Ward and Jenny Jones.